Posted by: Kittykait

Last week I got my Learners Permit!  I was a little nervous about the test but it was all multiple choice questions, easy!

As it turns out the part I should have been nervous about was the picture. I think they need to change the order of things and do the vision test *after* they take your picture to make sure your not permanently blind.  If you watch everyone in the room jumps and blinks when the flash goes off.  I thought I was struck by lighting for Pete’s sake!

Anyhoo since then my eyesight has recovered and I’ve driven Dad (most of the way) to work 3 times and on Sunday we had an extra car in town so I drove Mom all the way home from church all in our Kia, which is a manual. Manual is generally thought of as really hard but I had a good teacher (my dad) so I think it’s fun.  I’m not perfect at it but I was feeling really proud of myself Sunday because I had to start and stop on a few hills (for the first time) and I didn’t even come close to killing anyone!

Right now we have 3 working vehicles, the great white whale, the Mustang and our little Kia. I haven’t driven the van yet which, for now, is fine with me.  I drove the Mustang half way home one time and even though it’s automatic (and super cool) for now I prefer the Kia because the nose is shorter and the windows are bigger so I don’t have to be too nervous about what I can’t see.

I think the dumbest thing I’ve done while driving was right after a light turned green, I shifted into first, to start, then I gave the car some gas. But the car didn’t move so I gave it more gas… still nothing, I was getting kind of frantic then I realized I must be in third. Nope. I was pumping on the the brake not the gas. That made me feel really intelligent. I didn’t even mind when Natalie and Becca waived and pointed to the “Student Driver” sign from the back seat.

Mom and I were wondering together how many people know how to drive manual.  Mom thought probably less know than don’t.  So shouldn’t automatics be called standards?

Let’s see:

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Remember months ago when I said I would do a weekly poll? I did warn you that I would forget!

Posted by: Kittykait

I’m all jazzed right now because I finally started an Etsy shop!  In case you didn’t know,  Etsy is a place like ebay for handmade, supplies for handmade things and vintage items. We’ve found it’s a great place to find inexpensive jewelry making supplies like pendants, charms, chains etc.

I set up my Etsy shop for some really cute, thanks to some loverly mariemadeline scraps, fabric rings.  I’ve been meaning to for a long time but I procrastinate, just like my Mommy, isn’t that sweet?

I’m telling you first, partly so you can hop over and take a look and give me suggestions, like  what questions you have that I didn’t already answer in the description. And so you can give me some of my first business!

And please let me know what color you like best!

Posted by: Kittykait

The Long Ladies are having a new giveaway every week until Christmas! Right now (ends Dec. 13th) they’re giving away a quilt! Actually this time there’s two that you can choose from! I love the one on the right. After the giveaway the one that wasn’t “giveawayed” goes into there lovely store! Hop on over to their website and enter.  Be sure to let them know we sent you! You can get up to 107 entries by Facebooking it, blogging, etc.  Read their post for more details. 

They also have a great Cyber Monday sale right now.

It’s always hard for me not to buy myself Christmas presents…

Posted by: Kaitlyn

I’m trying to earn some money for a dress (those are hard to find modest and cute), but my 50% off coupon expires the 28th so I’ve got to earn money fast.

One of my best sources of money is you!

So I added some new books, doll dresses and DVDs to our For Sale page! Including, but not limited to:

• The Land Beyond the Setting Sun: The Story of Sacagawea
• Unfading Beauty: The Story of Dolly Madison
• A Light Kindled: The Story of Priscilla Mullins
• Nothing Can Separate Us: The Story of Nan Harper
• The Princess and the Kiss
• Young Lady’s Guide
• A copy of “Christianity and Science Fiction: Reclaiming the Genre for Christ” with a damaged case.
• Southern Lady Doll Dress
• Regina’s Colonial Frontier Doll Dress

Sounds exciting, right?  So why not pop over there and take a quick look?

I can do that right?  Sunday Stills on Monday?

We have a lot of cedar trees around here.  Don’t they look so pretty after rain?

This is one of Mom’s new deck chairs that she bought with her Christmas money.

I probably took 50 pictures of Moms flowers.  I just couldn’t resist.  The water looks so pretty on them!

This Becca’s swing that she bought with her birthday money a couple of years ago.  I think I like the colors in this one the best.

More cedar! I love the big raindrop right in the center of the picture.

Which picture is your favorite?  Why?  What’s your favorite thing to take pictures of?

Today Becca gave Bethy a piece of ice to play with and she loved it! I couldn’t help but take pictures. You think that’s a good thing but when I (or anyone) take pictures of her I go crazy! After I narrowed them down there were 75, but don’t worry I’m only posting 13 .  Enjoy!

Umm… Hi, my name is Kaitlyn, for those of you who are wondering I am not dead. I’m just a slacker.

Mom tagged me for the 6 things meme, and the 2 things meme.  How long ago was that? July? wow I am a slacker ,  I guess I’ll just do them both in one post.

The six things meme
The rules:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag sixish people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know he or she has been tagged.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

6 Random things about me:

1. If you know me you might never have guessed but I am incredible shy.   When I was little we did Awana and I cried the first time because all my sisters were on different levels so I was all alone with people I didn’t know.
2. My first sentence was “Hey mom, how ’bout eat chocolate?”
3. I’m really slow and really bad at writing.  It took me about 15 minutes to write the first paragraph of this post.
4. I LOVE climbing trees.  The trees around here aren’t big enough!
5. I hate wearing shoes.  If I was allowed I would go everywhere without shoes!
6. I can’t think of anything else so one of our real friends can tell me in the comments what is the weirdest thing about me that you can think of?

I’ll tag:

1. My Aunt/best friend
2. Tommy Funcle you told me to give you something to post about.
3. Grandma
4. umm…That’s all I can think of

Now the 2 things meme:

Two names I go by:

1.  Kittykait

2. Mary Poppins: practically perfect in every way (I guess I’ll have to resign from this since I’m a slacker now)

Two things I’m wearing right now:

1.  My watch from Christmas

2. 3 headbands to shoot like rubber bands!

Two of my favorite things today:

1. Perry boy who danced for us this morning.

2.  Talking on google talk.

Two things I want at the moment:

1.  Chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!

2.  Dark CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two favorite pets I have had:

1.  Shelob, the tarantula, what she’s cute!

2.  Tommy our jack Russel terrier who went totally berserk after attacking the porcupine.  He had more than 200 quills removed from his face.

Two people I hope will fill this out:

1.  I already ran out on the six things!

2.  Blah blah blah.

Two things I did last night:

1. Sleep

2. Eat

Two things I ate last night:

1. Church’s Chicken.

2.  A peach.

Two people I last talked to:

1. Lydia who is begging me to go on a walk with her (just a minute!)

2. Natalie (I couldn’t remember who so I just told her “Hi”)

Two things I will do tomorrow:

1. Help make Pizza.

2. Eat Pizza.

Farthest trips I have taken in the last 5 years:

1.  Ohio, to visit old friends.

2. Tennessee.

Two favorite holidays:

1. New Year’s Day (Natalie’s Birthday)

2.  Thanksgiving.

Two favorite beverages:

1.  Hot CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!

2.  Vanilla Coke.